Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi ( Italian [ ludoˈviːko eiˈnaudi ], born November 23, 1955 in Turin ) is an Italian composer and pianist .
family
Ludovico Einaudi comes from an influential Italian family. His grandfather Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961) was President of Italy from 1948 to 1955 , his other grandfather was a composer and conductor . His father, the Turin publisher Giulio Einaudi , founded a prestigious publishing house in 1933, which is one of the most important institutions of literary life in the country. His daughter Jessica Einaudi is a singer and songwriter.
biography
Einaudi grew up in an artistic family between politicians and artists, media professionals and authors; his mother taught him to play the piano at an early age. Einaudi was trained at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan , where he studied with the avant-garde composer Luciano Berio . In 1982 he received a scholarship for the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts / USA.
He mainly lives on his grandparents' winery in Piedmont .
music
He celebrated his first successes as a film composer. After successfully writing a soundtrack for Andrea De Carlos Treno di panna (English: Creamtrain) in 1988, similar projects followed. In the mid-1990s, he began with solo piano programs, stylistically based on Ryūichi Sakamoto , Philip Glass , Didier Squiban or Erik Satie . After numerous compositions (chamber music and orchestral works), Einaudi began to be interested in song structures by pop artists such as PJ Harvey , Radiohead , Björk and Coldplay .
He is one of the most famous pianists and composers in Italy. In the UK, he became known to mainstream audiences in 1996 with his first solo album, Le Onde .
He describes his style of music himself with the following quote:
"In general I don't like definitions, but 'Minimalist' is a term that means elegance and openness, so I would prefer to be called a Minimalist than something else."
"In general, I don't like definitions, but 'minimalist' is a term that denotes elegance and openness, so I'd rather be called a minimalist than anything else."
Contrary to its own classification, today it is mainly perceived as an important representative of neo-classical music .
Awards
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic , 2005
Compositions
Orchestral works
- 1981: Per vie d'acqua for orchestra - world premiere under the direction of Luciano Berio in Rovereto, November 1981 '
- 1982: Rondo for mezzo-soprano and orchestra - world premiere under the direction of Luciano Berio in the Foro Italico, Rome, February 1983 '
- 1984: Altissimo for chamber orchestra
- 1985: Crossing for big band
- 1986: Movimento for orchestra
- 1988: Contatti for jazz band
- 1995: Chatrang overture for band and orchestra
- 1995: Suite from the ballet Salgari for chamber orchestra - world premiere at Lincoln Center, New York, September 1995 '
- 1997: Selim for trumpet and orchestra , dedicated to Miles Davis
- 1999: Soundtrack for the Italian film “ Not from this world ” (Fuori dal mondo) by Giuseppe Piccioni
- 2002: Divenire for piano, strings and two harps - commissioned work for the festival "Sounds of the Dolomites"
- 2004: Una mattina
Stage music
- 1983: Sul Filo di Orfeo - ballet music
- 1988: Time Out - ballet music, collaboration with Andrea De Carlo and ISO Dance Theater
- 1991: The Emperor - ballet music, world premiere with ISO Dance Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, August 1991
- 1993: Salgari - ballet / opera, commissioned by the Arena di Verona with texts by Emilio Salgari a . a.
- 1997: EA Poe - silent film project
Chamber music
- 20 compositions for chamber music ensembles
Filmography (selection)
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Discography
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Singles with awards
- 2004: Una mattina (IT:platinum)
- 2004: Nuvole bianche (IT:× 2Double platinum , UK: silver)
- 2004: Le onde (IT:gold)
- 2005: I giorni (UK:silver)
- 2007: Divenire (IT:gold)
swell
- ↑ Matteo Cruccu: Jessica Einaudi In: Corriere della sera. March 10, 2010.
- ↑ ARTE Lounge 8. Ludovico Einaudi ( Memento from October 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the ARTE website , accessed on September 17, 2012.
- ↑ Interview in LA Weekly of November 13, 2008
- ↑ Ciampi consegna le onorificenze Benigni è Cavaliere di Gran Croce . In: La Repubblica of June 2, 2005, accessed September 16, 2012 (Italian).
- ↑ Awards for music sales: IT
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Official website
- Ludovico Einaudi at Discogs (English)
- Ludovico Einaudi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Einaudi, Ludovico |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Einaudi, Ludovico Maria Enrico |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin , Italy |